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Don’t get me wrong, VLC is a great media player, especially since it includes so many different video codecs and is cross-platform. Unfortunately, getting the video playback to work on your brand-spankin’-new Windows Vista machine may take some configuring on your part. This little tip will get you back on the road, playing your videos in no time. But before you move on, make sure your installation of VLC is up to date. You can do this by choosing “Check for Updates” under the Help menu.

Open the VLC preferences from under the Settings menu. You should now be in the main VLC preferences. Make sure the “Advanced Options” in the bottom-left corner is checked. From there, expand the “Video” item in the left menu and select “Output modules”.

Now you can select whichever video output module you desire, though “Windows GDI video output” will be your best bet. If you’re the adventurous type, you can try each output module to see if any work better for your computer. You will need to restart VLC each time you change the video output module.